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San Francisco Safeway Increases Security Measures – NBC Bay Area

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Smash-and-grabs are not only impacting Louis Vuitton, Nordstrom and other pricey stores — they’re also impacting everyday shopping like Safeway and local restaurants.

At Safway at Market and Church in San Francisco, customers said it’s a common sight.

“The old self-checkout, people would just walk out without paying,” said shopper Jeff Lyons.

Management has reduced store hours, closed a main entrance, locked up most products, and installed fencing inside.

There is only one way in and one way out and the new layout is getting mixed reaction.

“It feels safer before, it was getting a little crazy,” said Lyons.

In a statement, Safeway says in part, “Like other local businesses, we are working on ways to curtail escalating theft to ensure the wellbeing of our employees and to foster a welcoming environment for our customers.”

Security guards are visible, and to prevent shopping cart theft not all of them are allowed outside.

Some say it doesn’t go far enough.

“I’m hoping they can close the doors to keep people from escaping,” said shopper Murray Heitzer.

He added that he wants thieves stopped in their tracks. He says he’s worried the store will be closed if the trend continues.

“Closing the store is gonna affect me personally,” said Heitzer.

Other businesses in the city are also experiencing theft.

At RT Rotisserie in Hayes Valley, someone broke in and stole the register at 4 a.m. Monday.

A post on Instagram said it was not the first time.

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Remote work increases vulnerability to hackers, IT expert says

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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and that means it’s time to think about protecting your computer or smartphone and the information they contain.



October is Cyber Security Awareness Month

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October is Cyber Security Awareness Month

The pandemic has changed life as we know it, especially when it comes to working remotely. People are logging in from anywhere and everywhere. Aaron Baillio, chief information security officer for the University of Oklahoma, said working remotely can leave you more vulnerable to hackers.

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“When you’re in an office environment, you kind of have that Big Brother feeling,” he said.

Not so much when you’re out and about.

He said it may sound simple, but you need to be conscious of your passwords.

“Having good password hygiene means having a long password,” he said.

And you should know those dual-factor authentications shouldn’t just be for your work devices.

“Whether it’s a push notification or even a phone call, it is better than just a username and password,” he said.

Baillio said now is the time to download helpful tools such as password manager apps.

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Alien Mobile Malware Evades Detection, Increases Targets

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Alien Mobile Malware Evades Detection, Increases Targets

PhishLabs is monitoring the increasing number of mobile applications targeted by the relatively new Alien Mobile Banking Trojan. Alien, a fork of Cerberus, continues to evade Google’s malware detection and is targeting a broad spectrum of both financial and non-financial apps. So far, Alien has been connected with 87 new brands previously not targeted by Cerberus. 

 

Cerberus versus Alien Brands Targeted

 

Prior to its decline, Cerberus operators dominated the mobile malware landscape both in functionality and attacks. Cerberus was a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) and targeted 139 known brands during its life.

 

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Since January 2020, Alien has been observed targeting 226 different brands. Alien’s high volume of targets may be attributed to its adoption by a growing number of threat actors eager to take advantage of desirable enhancements that increase the success of executing fraud. It also uses a MaaS approach with built-in features that can achieve a wide range of objectives.

 

Specifically, Alien has capabilities not previously seen with Cerberus, such as the ability to install and navigate Android’s TeamViewer. Using TeamViewer gives the operator full remote control access to the infected device, as well as the ability to change device settings, interact with applications, and monitor user behavior. 

 

Alien authors have also incorporated a notification sniffer that allows access to all new updates on infected devices. This includes the ability to steal tokens from Google’s Authenticator application, enabling actors to bypass two-factor authentication security measures. 

 

Alien does possess the features originally associated with Cerberus, including keylogging, SMS harvesting, and dynamic overlays.

Financial Institutions versus Non-Financials Targeted by Alien

 

Notably, we continue to observe Alien being used to target an increasing number of non-financial institutions compared to other mobile and desktop malware. This approach boosts the effectiveness of Alien distribution by taking advantage of how individuals may be less vigilant when interacting with non-financial applications not…

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Pandemic Increases the Importance of Cyber Security

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TAMPA, Fla. — The pandemic has forced the entire world to rely heavily on their region’s transportation infrastructure — both the physical and virtual.

It’s increased the importance of cyber security as the world moves from offices to homes.

And the Tampa Bay area is not immune to these threats.

On February 8, an unknown hacker infiltrated Oldmar’s water treatment plant and made potentially dangerous changes to chemical levels in the water.

Now, the people who fight these threats are seeing seismic shifts in how the job is done.

Chris Grove is a Tampa Bay area resident and a Technology Evangelist for Nozomi Networks.

Nozomi Networks uses artificial intelligence to protect the security of critical infrastructure.

He’s been hooked on technology as long as he can remember, recalling his first encounter with Parker Bother’s Merlin, a 1978 handheld electronic game.

And it’s taken him around the world for the last decade, fighting cyber criminals, helping companies, and governments.

“So before Covid-19, I traveled between 100,000 to 200,00 miles a year, sometimes three continents in one week, sometimes all the way to Australia for a one-hour meeting,” said Grove. “Today my commute exists of the bedroom to the kitchen and then to my computer, which is a total of 50 feet.”

Grove and his “Road Warrior” counterparts have seen a rise in productivity as their heavy travel schedules turned into virtual sessions and remote work.

When regular international travel resumes, Grove says look for companies to send smaller groups on much fewer trips.

“I’m pretty sure that this is forever changed the landscape of business travel,” said Grove.

For the last year, Virginia Johnson has been talking to people about their life in the time of coronavirus.

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